{"product_id":"the-powers-that-be-within-the-kingdom-of-main-stream-media","title":"THE POWERS THAT BE (Within the Kingdom of \"main-stream\" Media","description":"Used, VG condition; dust jacket has some scuff. From Omni Reference Library collection.\n\\n\n\\nFocusing on the successes and failures of CBS Television, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTime\u003c\/span\u003e magazine, the \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/span\u003e, and the \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/span\u003e, David Halberstam paints a portrait of the era when large, powerful mainstream media sources emerged as a force, showing how they shifted from simply reporting the news to becoming a part of it. By examining landmark events such as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s masterful use of the radio and the unprecedented coverage of the Watergate break-in, Halberstam demonstrates how print and broadcast media as a whole became a player in society and helped shape public policy.\n\\n\n\\nDrawn from hundreds of exhaustive interviews with insiders at each company, and hailed by the\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e Seattle Times\u003c\/span\u003e as “a monumental X-ray study of power,” \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Powers That Be\u003c\/span\u003e reveals the tugs-of-war between political ambition and the quest for truth in a page-turning read.","brand":"Omni Christian Book Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52747678548331,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/0199\/0763\/files\/Book-Powers-1.jpg?v=1768018361","url":"https:\/\/omnicbc.com\/products\/the-powers-that-be-within-the-kingdom-of-main-stream-media","provider":"Omni Christian Book Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}